Improved seat and back for chairs



N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITHDGRAFHER, WASHINGTON, ,D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

WILLLAM s.' EAEMEE, 0E NEwYoEK, N. Y.

IMPROVED SEAT AND BACK FOR CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 54,314, dated May 1,1866.

-a part of this specification, in which- Figure lis perspective View,showinga chair constructed according to my invention. Fig.

,2 is a vertical transverse section of the seat thereof. A Similarletters of reference indicate correspending parts in both gures.

This invention consists in the construction of the bottoms and backs ofchairs and other seats and articles of furniture for sitting orrecumbent purposes, of perforated sheets of raw 0r untanned hide, which,being Very strong in proportion to its weight, and very durable andeasily kept clean and free from vermin, and also capable of beingstamped or embossed in any desired ornamental pattern or configuration,forms a very superior material for the purpose named.

To enable others to understand the nature and construction of myinvention, I will proceed to describe it with reference to the drawings.

In the construction of the bottom of the chair represented in thedrawings the sheet of rawhide A is stretched or extended upon thesurrounding horizontal frame B and se cured at its edges to the saidframe by means of nails, screws, or any other suitable means, the edgesof the aforesaid sheet being placed in a rabbet, (shown at a ill Fig.2,) so that the upper surface of the said sheet of rawhide is iush withthe upper surface of the frame B. Previous to being secured upon theframe B, as tjust set forth, the sheet A of rawhide is perforated bymeans of a suitable punch or cutter with any desired number of holes orperforations, r, the said holes being of any requisite size or shape,and greatly incieasing the ornamental appearance of the seat formed bythe said sheet. Furthermore, by subjecting the sheet of rawhide in a wetcondition to a suitable embossing process any desired pattern orconfiguration may be impressed up,- on it to ornament its surface.

In the construction of the back of the chair the sheet of rawhide markedO is formed in same way as for the sheet A, forming the seat thereof,asjust set forth, and is extended upon and secured to the frame D of thesaid back in the same manner as the sheet A is to the frame B.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The employment of sheets of rawhide in the bottoms and backs of chairsand other articles of furniture for sitting and recumbent purposes, whenperforated and embossed, substantially as herein set forth.

WM. S. FARMER.

Witnesses:

HENRY I. BROWN, A. LE CLERC.

